Tropolone

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Tropolone [1]
Skeletal formula of tropolone Tropolone.png
Skeletal formula of tropolone
Space-filling model of tropolone Tropolone-3D-spacefill.png
Space-filling model of tropolone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Hydroxycyclohepta-2,4,6-trien-1-one
Other names
2-Hydroxytropone; Purpurocatechol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 208-577-2
KEGG
MeSH D014334
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5-7(6)9/h1-5H,(H,8,9) X mark.svgN
    Key: MDYOLVRUBBJPFM-UHFFFAOYSA-N X mark.svgN
  • InChI=1/C7H6O2/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5-7(6)9/h1-5H,(H,8,9)
    Key: MDYOLVRUBBJPFM-UHFFFAOYAW
  • C1=CC=C(C(=O)C=C1)O
Properties
C7H6O2
Molar mass 122.12 g/mol
Melting point 50 to 52 °C (122 to 126 °F; 323 to 325 K)
Boiling point 80 to 84 °C (176 to 183 °F; 353 to 357 K) (0.1 mmHg)
Acidity (pKa)6.89 (and -0.5 for conjugate acid)
-61·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling: [2]
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Danger
H314, H317, H410
P260, P261, P264, P272, P273, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P333+P313, P363, P391, P405, P501
Flash point 112 °C (234 °F; 385 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Hinokitiol (4-isopropyl-tropolone)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tropolone is an organic compound with the chemical formula C7H5(OH)O. It is a pale yellow solid that is soluble in organic solvents. The compound has been of interest to research chemists because of its unusual electronic structure and its role as a ligand precursor. Although not usually prepared from tropone, it can be viewed as its derivative with a hydroxyl group in the 2-position.

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Synthesis and reactions

Many methods have been described for the synthesis of tropolone. [3] One involves bromination of 1,2-cycloheptanedione with N-bromosuccinimide followed by dehydrohalogenation at elevated temperatures, while another uses acyloin condensation of the ethyl ester of pimelic acid the acyloin again followed by oxidation by bromine. [4]

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An alternate route is a [2+2] cycloaddition of cyclopentadiene with a ketene to give a bicyclo[3.2.0]heptyl structure, followed by hydrolysis and breakage of the fusion bond to give the single ring: [3]

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Thy hydroxyl group of tropolone is acidic, having a pKa of 7, which is in between that of phenol (10) and benzoic acid (4). The increased acidity compared to phenol is due to resonance stabilization with the carbonyl group, as a vinylogous carboxylic acid. [4]

The compound readily undergoes O-alkylation to give cycloheptatrienyl derivatives, which in turn are versatile synthetic intermediates. [5] With metal cations, it undergoes deprotonation to form a bidentate ligand, such as in the Cu(O2C7H5)2 complex. [4]

The carbonyl group is also highly polarized, as common for tropones. There can be substantial hydrogen bonding between it and the hydroxyl group, leading to rapid tautomerization: the structure is symmetric on the NMR timescale. [6]

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Natural occurrence

Around 200 naturally occurring tropolone derivatives have been isolated, mostly from plants and fungi. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Tropolone compounds and their derivatives include dolabrins, dolabrinols, thujaplicins , thujaplicinols, stipitatic acid , stipitatonic acid, nootkatin, nootkatinol, puberulic acid , puberulonic acid, sepedonin, 4-acetyltropolone, pygmaein, isopygmaein, procein, chanootin, benzotropolones (such as purpurogallin , crocipodin, goupiolone A and B), theaflavin and derivatives bromotropolones, tropoisoquinolines and tropoloisoquinolines (such as grandirubrine, imerubrine, isoimerubrine, pareitropone, pareirubrine A and B), colchicine , colchicone and others. [12] Tropolone arises via a polyketide pathway, which affords a phenolic intermediate that undergoes ring expansion. [5]

They are especially found in specific plant species, such as Cupressaceae and Liliaceae families. [9] Tropolones are mostly abundant in the heartwood, leaves and bark of plants, thereby the essential oils are rich in various types of tropolones. The first natural tropolone derivatives were studied and purified in the mid-1930s and early-1940s. [13] Thuja plicata , Thujopsis dolabrata , Chamaecyparis obtusa , Chamaecyparis taiwanensis and Juniperus thurifera were in the list of trees from which the first tropolones were identified. The first synthetic tropolones were thujaplicins derived by Ralph Raphael. [14]

Tropolone derivatives

NameChemical structureNatural sources
Tropolone
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Pseudomonas lindbergii, Pseudomonas plantarii [15] [16] [17] and mushroom tyrosinase. [18]
Hinokitiol
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Cupressaceae trees [19]
Stipitatic acid
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Talaromyces stipitatus [20]
Colchicine
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Colchicum autumnale , Gloriosa superba [21]
ClassExamplesMain natural sources [12] [9] [22] [23] Research directions [9] [24] [12] [25] [26] Patented in products [9] [27]
Simple tropolonesTropolonePseudomonas lindbergii, Pseudomonas plantarii Antibacterial, antifungal, insecticidal, pesticidal, plant growth inhibition, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, neuroprotection, anti-protease, anti-browning (anti-tyrosinase and anti-polyphenol oxidase), antineoplastic, chelating-
Dolabrinsβ-dolabrin, α-dolabrinol Caragana pygmaea , Cupressus goveniana , Cupressus abramsiana , Thujopsis dolabrata Antibacterial, antifungal, insecticidal, pesticidal, plant growth inhibition, protease inhibitionInsect repellent, deodorant
Thujaplicins α-thujaplicin, β-thujaplicin (hinokitiol), γ-thujaplicin, thujaplicinol Chamaecyparis obtusa , Thuja plicata , Thujopsis dolabrata , Juniperus cedrus , Cedrus atlantica , Cupressus lusitanica , Chamaecyparis lawsoniana , Chamaecyparis taiwanensis , Chamaecyparis thyoides , Cupressus arizonica , Cupressus macnabiana , Cupressus macrocarpa , Cupressus guadalupensis , Juniperus chinensis , Juniperus communis , Juniperus californica , Juniperus occidentalis , Juniperus oxycedrus , Juniperus sabina , Calocedrus decurrens , Calocedrus formosana , Platycladus orientalis , Thuja occidentalis , Thuja standishii , Tetraclinis articulata , Cattleya forbesii , Carya glabra Antifungal, antibacterial, anti-browning (anti-tyrosinase), chelating, insecticidal, pesticidal, antimalarial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, plant growth inhibition, anti-protease, antidiabetic, antineoplastic, chemosensitizing, antioxidant, neuroprotection, veterinary medicineInsect repellent, deodorant, toothpaste, oral spray, skin and hair care, wood preservative, food additive, food packaging
Sesquiterpene tropolonesNootkatin, nootkatinol, nootkatol, nootkatene, valencene-13-ol, nootkastatin Chamaecyparis nootkatensis , Grapefruit Antifungal, anti-browning (anti-tyrosinase), insecticidal, fungicidal, antineoplasticInsect repellents, flavor, perfumery
PygmaeinsPygmaein, Isopygmaein Caragana pygmaea , Cupressus goveniana , Cupressus abramsiana --
Benzotropolones Purpurogallin, crocipodin, goupiolone A and B Quercus species, Leccinum crocipodium , Goupia glabra Antibacterial, plant growth inhibition, protease inhibition, antineoplastic, antimalarial, antioxidant, antiviralFood additive
Theaflavins Theaflavin, theaflavic acid, theaflavate A and B Camellia sinensis , Quercus speciesAntibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, antidiabetic, chemosensitizing-
Tropoisoquinolines and tropoloisoquinolinesGrandirubrine, imerubrine, isoimerubrine, pareitropone, pareirubrine A and B Cissampelos pareira , Abuta grandifoliaAntileukemic-
Tropone alkaloids Colchicine, demecolcine Colchicum autumnale , Gloriosa superba Antimitotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-gout, plant breedingPharmaceutical drug

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